Policeman&#39;s overcoat



Sept. 19, 1961 R. M. NEIL POLICEMANS OVERCOAT Filed May 18, 1960 IN V EN TOR. RA YMO/VD M. NE/L BY J=l 4' o o O o o 0 Ag a U ATTORNEY 3,000,012 POLICEMANS OVERCOAT Raymond M. Neil, 43 Putnam St., Waterbury, Conn. Filed May 18, 1960, Ser. No. 29,848 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-94) This invention relates to overooats and more particularly to a policemans overcoat in which a revolver holster hangs on the outside of said overcoat, so that said revolver will be quickly accessible whenever necessary.

One object of the present invention is to provide a policemans overcoat-of the above nature, having an L- shaped open slot at the bottom thereof provided with a horizontal upper section through which extends the holster loop which embraces the policemans belt inside the overcoat, permitting said holster to hang on the outside of the open flap of said overcoat which covers said slot.

A further object is to provide a policemans overcoat of the above nature, which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very efiicient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing, one form in which the invention may conveniently be embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 represents the right-hand side of a policemans overcoat, before the revolver and holster have been assembled thereto.

FIG. 2 is a front view in operating position.

'FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a front view, partly broken away, to show the method of attaching the holster loop to the belt, which is worn inside the overcoat.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side view of the lower part of the policemans overcoat, with the flap adjacent the L-shaped slot shown in open unbuttoned position prior to the insertion of the holster loop through the horizontal top section of said slot.

Referring now to the drawing, in which like reference numerals denote corespouding parts throughout the several views, the numeral generally indicates the policemans overcoat, having a bottom edge 11 from which extends a vertical section 13 of an L-shaped slot generally indicated by the numeral 12. The slot 12 also has a horizontal top section 14 connected with said vertical lower section 13, said top section 14 terminating in an oval aperture 15 for receiving the loop 18 of a holster 17 which is adapted to detachably receive a revolver 16. The loop 18 of the holster is adapted to embrace a trousers belt 19 worn on the inside of the overcoat. At the inner side of the vertical section 13 of the slot 12, provision is made of a plurality adapted to be engaged in corresponding buttonholes 21 on the flap 22, which overlies the slot 13, when in closed position.

of the same, with the holster United States Patent 0 of buttons 20 which are Patented Sept. 19, 1961 ice 2 Operation In operation, the loop 18 at the top of the holster extends through the voal section 15 of the horizontal slot 14 and encircles the trousers belt 19 located inside the overcoat.

The oval aperture 15 is preferably reinforced by a leather edge 23 as shown, and a holster rest 24 may be secured to the outside of the flap 22.

While buttons 20 have been herein disclosed to detachably hold the flap 22 in closed position, it is understood that snap fasteners or slide fasteners may be used in place thereof, within the spirit and scope of this invention.

One advantage of the present invention is that the holster 17, which contains the revolver 16, hangs on the outside of the overcoat, so that said revolver will be quickly accessible whenever necessary, and the overcoat will be warmer, less bulky, and more comfortable to wear.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not limited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other equivalent forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent is:

A policemans overcoat of the type adapted to extend to a point between the waist and the knees of the wearer, said overcoat having overlapping front vertical edge portions adapted to be secured together, one of the lower front edge portions of said overcoat having a vertical slot spaced from its vertical edge, said vertical slot extending upwardly from the bottom edge of said overcoat and joined at its upper end with a horizontal slot formed in the overcoat, extending inwardly towards the center and terminating in an oval aperture for receiving the upper loop of a revolver holster, said loop being adapted to pass through said oval aperture and encircle the policemans belt which is worn inside said overcoat with the holster hanging outside said overcoat below said aperture, the lower central portion of said overcoat between said vertical slot and its vertical edge comprising a flap overlapping said vertical slot, and means to detachably secure said overlapping flap in closed position to the outer side of said slot.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Mar. 9, 1915 9, 1946 

